Stove or range



(No Model.)

M. M. KOCH. STOVE 0R RANGE.

No. 560,138. Patented May 12, 1896.

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MAX M. KOCH, OF CLEVELAND, OHIO.

STOVE OR RANGE.

SPECIFICA'IIGB?r forming part of Letters Patent No. 560,138, dated May 12, 1896. Application filed February Z0, 1896. Serial No. 580,005. (No model.)

To @ZZ whom zit may concern:

Be it known that I, MAX M. KOCH, a citizen of the United States, residing at Cleveland, in the county of Cuyahoga and State oi' Ohio, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Stoves or Ranges, and I do declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

)Iy invention relates to improvements in that class of cooking stoves or ranges which are equipped with broiler attachments; and it has for one of its objects to provide such a stove or range having a broiler connected therewith and adapted to be introduced through an opening in the stove-body to a position above the re, and also adapted,when not in use, to be withdrawn from the body and hang at the side thereof;

Another object of the invention is to provide a door for the opening in the stove-body through which the broiler is introduced, vthe said door being adapted to be opened by the introduction of the broiler, and being also adapted to automatically close when the broiler is withdrawn; and still another object is to provide an apron connected in a hinged manner with the stove-body and adapted, when swung down into a horizontal or approximately horizontal position, to catch any grease that might drip from the broiler when the same is withdrawn from the stove-body, and also adapted, when raised, to inclose the broiler when the latter is not in use, and also when the broiler is in use to prevent Vgrease from iiying out of the stove and to prevent Athe escape of heat therefrom.

Other objects and advantages of the invention will be fully understood from the fol lowing description and claims when taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, in which- Figure l is a transverse vertical section of a portion of a stove-body provided with my irnprovements, the broiler being shown in its operative position above the hre-box. Fig. 2 is a similar view with the broilerhanging at the side of the stove and the apron in its lowered position. Fig. is a detail perspective view of the broiler disconnected from the stove or range, and Fig. i is a detail horizontal section ported and secured.

taken in the' plane indicated by the line x .r of Fig. 3.

In the said drawings similar letters desig- 55 nate corresponding parts in all of the several views, in which- A indicates the body of a stove or range. This body A is provided with a grate a, a firebox l) above the grate, and an ash-pit c below 6o the grate, like the ordina-ry stove-body, and it is provided in one of its side walls, in a plane above the fire-box l), with an opening d, and isalso preferably provided with the track rails or ways c, which extend inwardly from 65 the opposite ends of the opening d and transversely across the fire-box, upon the upper edges of the side walls of which they are sup- The opening d in the side wall of the bodyA is normally closed by 7o the gravitating door B, which has trunnions f at its ends journaled in bearings g upon the side wall of the body, as shown, and said opening d is designed for the passage of the broiler C. (Better illustrated in Fig. 3 of the 7 5 drawings.) This broiler C may be of any construction suitable to the purposes of my invention; but I prefer to provide it with the side walls h and the inner end wall fz', and also with the flanges j at its outer end, which So flanges are designed and adapted to engage the side wall of the body A, and thereby limit the inward movement of the broiler, as illustrated in Fig. l of the drawings. The broiler C is further provided at its inner end with 85 the lateral lugs or trunnions 7.3, which, when the broiler is withdrawn its full length from the body, are designed and adapted to engage the lug-bearings Z upon the side wall of said body, so as to permit of the broiler being 9o swung down at the side of the stove-body and hung in that position, as shown in Fig. 2 of the drawings.

IVhen the broiler C is entirely withdrawn from the stove-body', the gravitating door B 95 will swing down and close the opening d, so as to prevent' the escape of heat, and when the said broiler is raised and pushed through the opening d into the stove-body it will raise the door B, which will rest upon the broiler roo' while the same is in the stove-body, as better shown in Fig. 1 of the drawings. IVhen pushed into the stove-body, the broiler C rests and moves upon the track rails and ways e, before described, and in order to enable the said broiler to readily engage the rails or ways when it is raised, so that it may be pushed into the stove without hindrance, it is provided at its inner end with the upwardly-curved projections m. (Better illustrated in Fig. l.)

D indicates a casting which is formed integral with or suitably connected to the side wall of the stove-body and is provided at its ends with bearings n, (see Fig 4,) and E indicates the apron of my improvements, which has lugs or trunnionsp, j ournaled in the bearings fn of the casting D, or is otherwise connected in a hinged manner with said casting, and is designed when in a horizontal position to bear upon the upper edge of the casting and be sustained thereby in such position. The apron E is preferably of the general shape shown, and it is designed when in its lower position (see Fig. 2) to catch any drippings from the broiler when the same is withdrawn from the stove-body, and is also designed to serve as a convenient rest for dishes and cooking utensils. Then in its raised position, the apron E serves to inclose the broiler when said broiler is hanging at the side of the stove and also when the broiler is in operation, and in the latter case the said apron serves, as will be readily appreciated by reference to Fig. 1, to prevent the escape of heat from' the stove and also to prevent grease from ilying out of the stove. The casting D, before described, may be provided with or adapted to receive a receptacle (not illustrated) to catch and hold the grease which falls upon it, or when desired an opening 7 may be formed in the side wall of the stovebody immediately above the point of connection of the casting D, so as to permit any grease which falls upon the apron E to drain from said apron and the casting D into the ash-pit c of the stove.

In the practice of the invention when it is desired to use the broiler the apron E is lowered to the position shown in Fig. 2 and the broiler CY is raised and the meat to be cooked is placed on said broiler, after which the broiler is pushed into the stove through the opening d to the position shown in Fig. l. The apron E is then raised to the position shown in Fig. l for the reasons above stated, and the broiler remains in the stove until the meat is suiiiciently cooked. "When the cooking is accomplished, the apron E is lowered and the broiler is withdrawn from the stove and the meat is removed, when the broiler is allowed to swing down at the side of the stove, as shown in Fig. 2, and the apron is raised so as to inclose and cover the broiler.

As will be readily observed, when it is desired to remove the broiler to be cleaned or for any other purpose it may be readily disconnected from the stove-body by simply lifting its trunnions or lugs out of engagement with the lug-bearings Z of the stove-body.

It will be readily observed from the foregoing that my improvements, while not greatly increasing the cost of a stove, form very useful and desirable adjuncts to the same and that they are very simple and durable and embody no parts that are likely to get out of order.

I have in some respects specifically described the construction and relative arrangements of the several parts of my improved stove in order to impart a full, clear, and exact understanding of the same. I do not desire, however, to be understood as confining myself to such construction and arrangement, as such changes or modifications may be made in practice as fairly fall within the scope ot my invention.

Having described my invention, what I claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, 1s-

l. The combination of a stove-body having a fire-box and an opening in one of its walls in a plane above the fire-box and also having a bearing adjacent to said opening, and a broiler adapted to be introduced through the opening in the wall of the body and having a deviceadapted to engage the bearing of the body when the broiler is withdrawn through the opening in said body, so as to hang the broiler at the side of the body, substantially as specified.

2. The combination of a stove-body having a nre-box and an opening in one of its walls in a plane above the tire-box and also having a bearing adjacent to said opening and a gravitating door for normally closing the opening, and a broiler adapted to be introduced through the opening in the wall of the body and raise and hold the door in its raised position, and having a device adapted to en gage the bearing of the body when the broiler is withdrawn through the opening in said body, so as to hang the broiler at the side of the body, substantially as specied.

3. The combination of a stove-body having a lire-box and an opening' in one of its walls in a plane above the fire-box and also having a bearing adjacent to said opening7 a broiler adapted to be introduced through the opening in the wall of the body and having a device adapted to engage the bearing of the body when the broiler is withdrawn through the opening in said body, so as to hang the broiler at the side of the body, and the apron connccted in a hinged manner with the body and adapted when in its raised position to inclose the broiler and when in its lower position to catch drippings from the broiler, substantially as specified.

4. The combination of a stove-body having a fire-box and an opening in one of its walls in a plane above the tire-box and also having' a bearing adjacent to said opening, and further having an opening r, in its side wall in a plane below the fire-box, a broiler adapted to be introduced through the upper opening in the wall of the body and having a device adapted to engage the bearing of the body IOO IIO

when the broiler is Withdrawn through the opening in said body so as to hang the broiler at the side of the body, the casting connected to the side Wall of the body below the opening fr, therein,and the apron connected in a hinged manner with the casting and adapted when in its raised position to inclose the broiler and when in its lower position to catch drippings lfrom the broiler, substantially as specified.

5. The combination of a stove-body having a fire-box and an opening in one of its side Walls in a plane above the re-boX and also having lug-bearings adjacent to said opening, track rails or Ways arranged above the firebox, and a broiler adapted to be introduced through the opening in the Wall of the body and rest and move on the rails or Ways and having flanges at its outer end and lugs or trunnions at its inner end adapted to engage the lug-bearings of the body, substantially as specified.

G. The combination of a stove-body having a re-box and an opening in one of its side Walls in a plane above the fire-box and also having lug-bearings adjacent to said openin g, track rails or Ways arranged above the firebox,Y and a broiler adapted to be introduced through the opening in the Wall of the bodj7 and rest and inove on the rails or ways and having anges at its outer end and lugs or trunnions at its inner end adapted to engage the lug-bearings of the body and also having the upwardly-curved projections at its inner end, substantially as and for the purpose speciiied.

In testimony whereof I aiiix my signature in presence of two Witnesses.

MAX M. KOCH. Witnesses:

L. ERBEN, PHILiP KNAPPENBERGER. 

